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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX- Bamidbar

Thinking Outside the Box #4 - Bamidbar

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Jeff Kirshblum has done it again! A fourth volume full of beautiful thoughts and anecdotes that relate not only to the intellect but to the heart and soul of every Jew. Not just another 'vort on the Parsha,' but a fresh, new treatment of the truths of the Torah that you will enjoy week after week, guaranteed!

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX- Devarim

Thinking Outside the Box - Volume 5: Devarim

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Jeff Kirshblum has done it again! The fifth volume full of beautiful thoughts and anecdotes that relate not only to the intellect but to the heart and soul of every Jew. Not just another 'vort on the Parsha,' but a fresh, new treatment of the truths of the Torah that you will enjoy week after week, guaranteed!

Timeless Tablets

Timeless Tablets

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Are the Ten Commandments absolute or conditional? Is idolatry still a problem for contemporary people? Does a child have an obligation to honor an abusive or selfish parent? Is assisted suicide a form of murder? Does the spirit of capitalism contradict the commandment against coveting? This book discusses the most quoted section of the Bible in the context of today's complicated moral issues, and from the perspective of the Sages of the Jewish tradition. It shows how ten simple utterances are both timely and timeless.
TORAH LIGHTS: BAMIDBAR

Torah Lights Bemidbar: Trials and Tribulations in Times of Transition Hardcover

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For Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Torah is at once the oldest and the most contemporary document directing human lives. In this highly acclaimed, five-volume parashat hashavua series, Rabbi Riskin helps each reader extract deeply personal, contemporary lessons from the traditional biblical biblical accounts. As Rabbi Riskin writes in the introduction to Torah Lights, the struggle with Torah reflects the struggle with life itself. The ability of the Torah to speak to every generation and every individual at the same time is the greatest testimony to its divinity.

For Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Torah is at once the oldest and the most contemporary document directing human lives. In this highly acclaimed, five-volume parashat hashavua series, Rabbi Riskin helps each reader extract deeply personal, contemporary lessons from the traditional biblical biblical accounts. As Rabbi Riskin writes in the introduction to Torah Lights, The struggle with Torah reflects the struggle with life itself. The ability of the Torah to speak to every generation and every individual at the same time is the greatest testimony to its divinity.

Torah MiEtzion- Bamidbar

Torah MiEtzion- Bamidbar

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Torah MiEtzion presents original, insightful essays on the Bible by the rabbis and scholars of Yeshivat Har Etzion, one of today's most vibrant and influential schools of modern biblical interpretation. Since its founding in Israel in 1968, Yeshivat Har Etzion has emphasized Bible study alongside Talmud study in order to foster what its founder, Rabbi Yehuda Amital z"l, called an "organic understanding" of Torah and Torah philosophy. The result has been the development of a unique, analytically rigorous, creative, interpretive method that is infused with a profound quest for meaning.

This volume of Torah MiEtzion, which examines the Torah portions of the Book of Bemidbar, includes essays by Rabbis Amnon Bazak, Ezra Bick, Yonatan Grossman, Menachem Leibtag, Mosheh Lichtenstein, Elchanan Samet, Chanoch Waxman, Dr. Yael Ziegler, and other leading scholars.

Torah MiEtzion: Bereshit

Torah MiEtzion: Bereshit

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Torah MiEtzion presents original, insightful essays on the Bible by the rabbis of Yeshivat Har Etzion, one of today's most vibrant and influential schools of modern biblical interpretation. Since its founding in Israel in 1968, Yeshivat Har Etzion has emphasized Bible study alongside Talmud study in order to foster what its founder, Rabbi Yehuda Amital z"l, called an "organic understanding" of Torah and Torah philosophy. The result has been the development of a unique, analytically rigorous, creative, interpretive method that is infused with a profound quest for meaning. This first volume of Torah MiEtzion, which examines the Torah portions of the Book of Bereshit, includes essays by Rabbis Aharon Lichtenstein, Menachem Leibtag, Chanoch Waxman, Yoel Bin-Nun, Elchanan Samet, Yonatan Grossman, Yaakov Medan and other leading scholars.
TORAH MIN HASHOMAYIM

Torah Min HaShamayim (2 volumes) (Hebrew Edition)

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TORAH OF THE MIND, TORAH OF THE HEART : Divrei Torah of the Talner Rebbe Bereishis and Shemos

Torah of the Mind, Torah of the Heart - Divrei Torah of the Talner Rebbe Bereishis and Shemos

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The Torah ideas in this volume focus on religious-philosophical themes. Central among these are: the need for humility and inwardness in our behavior, avoiding routinization in our religious life, developing sensitivity to God's role in our daily encounters, and the centrality of holiness and our responsibility to generate it within society. There was congruence between the Talner Rebbe's teachings and his behavior. To read his divrei Torah is thus to encounter him personally.

TORAH SONG

TORAH SONG

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Torah Song seeks to grasp the seemingly impenetrable mechanism of biblical poetry and to access the essential theological function that it plays in the Torah. Mining the poetry of the Torah for its theological gems necessitates that we acknowledge Torah poetry and prose to be fundamentally distinctive literary forms. Poetry, unlike prose, precludes the possibility of pinning it down in an absolute sense. Its allure derives from a certain indefinable harmony between articulation and intimation, best expressed in the language of the fine arts as impressionism. The shift in genre from 'realism' to 'impressionism' calls for an interpretive approach that relinquishes the insistence upon restrained exactitude, thereby allowing for analytical spontaneity. Torah Song articulates a groundbreaking interpretive methodology specific to the unique needs of biblical poetry and demonstrates the poetry of the Torah to function as a loosely connected, broad meditation on Israel's unmitigated acceptance of God's earthly domain, קבלת עול מלכות שמים, within their role as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, ממלכת כהנים וגוי קדוש, caretakers of the divine covenant.
Torah: A Modern Commentary - PKT

Torah: A Modern Commentary - Pocketsize

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In 2005, The Torah: A Modern Commentary, (Revised Edition) brought contemporary values and a fresh vibrancy to the 1981 Plaut editon, North America's longtime most popular Torah commentary. Now in 2006 URJ Press has introduced the The Torah: A Modern Commentary (Travel Edition)This travel edition. Thravel edition includes the full text of the revised edition in a size that is easy to transport. The reinforced binding and smaller size makes it useful for students and ideal for traveling. The Torah: A Modern Commentary (Travel Edition) is the perfect gift for a student.

Torah: A Women's Commentary

Torah: A Women's Commentary

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Torat Bitecha

Torat Bitecha

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Insights on Parshat Hashavua from conversations between a Bat Mitzvah girl and her father over the course of a year. Techelet Baumol took upon herself the innovative idea to write her own interpretations of Torah based on studying with Rabbi Avi Baumol. Rabbi Baumol also included his interpretations for each parsha.
Tribal Blueprints: Twelve Brothers and the Destiny of Israel

Tribal Blueprints: Twelve Brothers and the Destiny of Israel

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The Jewish nation begins with a collection of twelve brothers and half-brothers, linked through their father, Jacob. From these close familiar beginnings, each develops into a distinct tribe, with unique characteristics and destinies that have indelible imprints on the rest of Tanakh.

Tribal Blueprints examines each of Jacob's sons, revealing their individual stories in Genesis and the impact of their shifting places within the family. How do these individuals evolve? What is the role of each of the four mothers? How does each brother's placement in the birth order of the family influence his behavior? How are the brothers' personalities reflected in future generations?

In this volume, Prof. Nechama Price takes the reader on a journey through the biblical narrative, looking anew at the ancient stories of Genesis to uncover a new appreciation for the special role of each of the twelve tribes, who together form the nation of Israel.

Unlocking the Torah 5 vol Boxed Set

Unlocking the Torah 5 vol Boxed Set

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Each study opens with a brief summary of the narrative and then presents probing questions designed to strike to the core of the text. These questions are addressed through a review of traditional commentaries spanning the ages, combined with original approaches. Deep philosophical issues and perplexing textual questions are carefully examined and discussed in clear and incisive fashion. The actions and motivations of the patriarchs, matriarchs and other biblical figures are probed with an eye towards determining the lessons to be learned from the lives of these great personalities. Clear distinction is made between pshat (straightforward literal meaning) and Midrash (rabbinical exegesis) as both of these approaches to biblical text are carefully defined and applied. Finally, thought-provoking connections are raised between the eternal Torah narrative and critical issues of our time. Each study is thus constructed to encourage continued discussion and study of the Torah narrative.

UNLOCKING THE TORAH :SHMOT

Unlocking the Torah Text Shmot (Exodus)

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The relatives drank vodka Till their beards dropped. And the in-laws gobbled goose and pastrami Till their bellies popped. Amalia Hoffman captures the spirit and soul of klezmer with charming and whimsical illustrations where the music is playfully intertwined with every detail of village life.

Unlocking the Torah Text provides an in-depth journey into the Torah portion through a series of studies on each parsha.

Each study opens with a brief summary of the narrative and then presents probing questions designed to strike to the core of the text. These questions are addressed through a review of traditional commentaries spanning the ages, combined with original approaches.
Deep philosophical issues and perplexing textual questions are carefully examined and discussed in clear and incisive fashion. The actions and motivations of the patriarchs, matriarchs and other biblical figures are probed with an eye towards determining the lessons to be learned from the lives of these great personalities. Clear distinction is made between pshat straightforward literal meaning and Midrash rabbinical exegesis as both of these approaches to biblical text are carefully defined and applied. Finally, thought-provoking connections are raised between the eternal Torah narrative and critical issues of our time. Each study is thus constructed to encourage continued discussion and study of the Torah narrative.

Reviews:
“New and refreshing insights…. Rabbi Goldin acts as a responsible teacher of Torah, letting the text speak for itself.…Unlocking the Torah Text is a very good book indeed, challenging the reader to use his native intelligence in reading the Good Book as God’s Book.”
Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University

Rabbi Shmuel Goldin has rendered an extraordinary service… Challenging us with fascinating questions, he presents unique solutions to problems that wemight never have noticed but which are critical to our understanding of the text. Sabbath discussions in the pulpit or around the table will be greatly enriched by his analysis.
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, spiritual leader of Congregation
Kehilath Jeshurun, New York City


“Rabbi Goldin’s book is original, thoughtful, and provocative. Written with clarity, sensitivity and empathy, it will inspire modern readers of the Torah to grapple with the text and to wrest from it contemporary messages of personal meaning and communal significance.”
Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, senior scholar at the Center for the Jewish Future of Yeshiva University

“Rabbi Shmuel Goldin is a treasured member of our Jewish studies faculty because of the insight, clarity and love of text displayed in this volume. Employing simple but probing questions, he has produced an eye-opening volume, transforming Biblical story into sacred values. It is a delicious read.”
Richard Joel,President of Yeshiva University

“Superb! …Carefully conceived, conceptually challenging, stylistically elegant… magnificently inviting.”
Rabbi Maurice Lamm, noted rabbi and author of The Jewish Way in Death and Mourningand other works

“In Unlocking the Torah Text, Goldinprovides the reader with a useful aid to understanding the biblical text. Writing in a pleasant, lucid style, he identifies the main questions, and in a modern idiom discusses some of the classic approaches. He carries his learning lightly so as to meet the challenges of the textand stimulate debate of the issues. A highly readable and thoughtful work.”
Aviva Zornberg,author of Genesis: The Beginning of Desire,winner of the National Jewish Book Award

VEHA'AREV NA

Veha'arev Na : Halachic Challenges and Solutions Based on the Weekly Parsha

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What happens when the questions & challenges of daily life are viewed through the eternal prism of Torah? Well, you'll be surprised, shocked, and delighted to find out - as you travel through the captivating pages of "Veha'arev Na". Based upon the shuirim of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein and linked to the weekly parashah, this sefer tackles the unique and complex issues that characterize Jewish life today. Intriguing, fascinating, always thought-provoking, and written in a style all readers will find engaging, this is one Sefer Halachah you will truly devour from first page to last. Written in a deceptively easy style, "Veha'arev Na" brings excitement of Torah to everyone's Shabbos table.

VEHA'AREV NA 3

Veha'arev Na, Volume 3

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We ask Hashem each day "Veha'arev Na - Please make our Torah learning sweet!" And the bestselling Vehaarev Na series does just that, by presenting the fascinating halachic challenges and solutions of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein shlita, son-in-law of HaGaon Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv zt"l. Now, in this third English volume, readers can continue to enjoy these intriguing and stimulating shiurim based on the weekly parshah. Written in a deceptively easy style by Rabbi Erez Chazani, a student of Rav Zilberstein and a member of the Rav's Kollel Beis David in Cholon, Veha'arev Na brings the excitement of Torah to everyone's Shabbos table. Baruch, a convert to Judaism, is blessed with his first son. Can his gentile father be sandek at the bris? A tourist from abroad places a wad of dollars into the Kosel HaMaaravi as a "gift." What should be done with the money? Two people, one wearing tefillin while the second is carrying his, arrive together at shul at precisely the same moment. Who should enter first? A doctor performing a transplant removes the wrong kidney from the donor but thereby saves her life. Is he liable for negligence? A gabbai orders a taxi so that the Jewish driver can complete the minyan in his shul. Who must pay the cabdriver's bill? Reuven discovers that a prankster wrote Hashem's Name in the dust on his dirty windshield. Can he erase it?

WELCOME TO OUR TABLE 2

Welcome to Our Table #2: Words of Torah, Insightful Questions and Inspiring Stories

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We don't often get a chance to ask penetrating questions of our family or friends. Most conversation is mundane. The one time in the week when we can learn and be inspired by the thoughts and life experiences of others is Shabbos. But how can we bring that about? How can we engage family, friends and guests so that we make the relevant Torah portion come alive? The Welcome to Our Table series shows exactly how. It provides a user-friendly guide to help one and all make the most of the Shabbos experience. And, while it will not deliver the food to your table, it will deliver the rest amazing Torah wisdom, insightful questions and inspiring stories from our table to yours!

WELCOME TO OUR TABLE: Words of Torah, insightful Questions, Inspiring Stories

WELCOME TO OUR TABLE: Words of Torah, insightful Questions, Inspiring Stories

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We don't often get a chance to ask penetrating questions of our family or friends. The one time in the week when we can learn - and be inspired by the thoughts and life experiences of others - is Shabbos or Yom Tov. But how can we bring that about? How can we engage family, friends and guests so that we make the relevant Torah portion come alive?

Welcome to Our Table shows exactly how. It provides a user-friendly guide to help one and all make the most of the Shabbos and Yom Tov experience. And, while it will not deliver the food to your table, it will deliver the rest - amazing Torah wisdom, insightful questions and inspiring stories From Our Table to Yours!

WHAT DID THE PROPHETS SAY 1- YEH-SHOF-SHM I.

WHAT DID PROPHETS SAY 1- YEH-SHOF-SHM I.

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Succession is a primary issue that is common to every form of human collective or organization. The Book of Joshua is the chronicle of arguably the most difficult change in leadership ever faced by man. Joshua was charged with the mission of replacing Moses, the only human being to have spoken with the Creator face-to-face. Through a quintessential act of leadership, Joshua's mentor facilitated this transition. In keeping with his defining trait of humility, Moses, the most humble of all men, dealt directly with his own succession by pleading with G-d to provide a replacement. A Divine decree offered during Moses' lifetime spared Joshua, Moses' successor, and the Jewish people, much of the turmoil that historically surrounds the handing over of the reigns of leadership...

WHAT DID THE PROPHETS SAY 2- SHM 2 MEL 1-2

WHAT DID THE PROPHETS SAY 2- SHM 2 MEL 1-2

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What Did the Prophets Say? provides a rare and intimate opportunity to understand the message of the Prophets for our times. The reader is invited into a series of actual classes that cover the works of the Prophets from Joshua through the end of Melachim (Kings II). This book presents the text and its message in a readable form that is extraordinary in its scope and depth. What Did the Prophets Say? was authored by Rabbi Dr. P. Rosenzweig, an ordained orthodox rabbi and a practicing clinical psychologist.

What Does Ramban Say? Bereshis

What Does Ramban Say? Sefer Bereishis

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Applying the same principles and approach that made What’s Bothering Rashi? such a successful series, noted author and educator Avigdor Bonchek continues to instruct and inspire readers with all-new, stimulating insights into Chumash Bereishis with commentary of the Ramban. You’ll find intriguing analyses of carefully selected comments of the Ramban, oftentimes challenging those of Rashi. You’ll be asked to do some clever thinking of your own - and under the author’s guiding hand - you’ll come to a new, in-depth understanding and appreciation of the Ramban’s unique and multi-layered approach to Chumash. Once again, here’s a trailblazing new series designed to provide students of all ages with a rich resource of insights and skills

What's Bothering Rashi V.

What's Bothering Rashi V.

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Focusing on Rashi and the Ba'alei HaTosafos.

Women in Tanach

Women in Tanach

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A veritable treasure trove of information. These extensively researched profiles on the women in Tanach are at once edifying, engaging, and thought-provoking, leaving the reader with concepts to ponder and challenges to embrace.

 
Words of the Living G-d - VOL 1

Words of the Living G-D, Volume 1: The Book of Genesis Hardcover

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Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the intellectual branch of Chassidism known as Chabad, is credited with bringing the deepest secrets of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah down to earth so they could be understood by the average person. And yet, written in scholarly Hebrew, these keys to the essential core of Judaism were locked away, untranslated, for almost two hundred years. In this, the first volume of a projected six-volume series, master teacher Wagshul, does not merely translate the original material, he clearly explains it in friendly, articulate English for scholar and layman alike.

Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the intellectual branch of Chassidism known as Chabad, is credited with bringing the deepest secrets of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah down to earth so they could be understood by the average person. And yet, written in scholarly Hebrew, these keys to the essential core of Judaism were locked away, untranslated, for almost two hundred years. In this, the first volume of a projected six-volume series, master teacher Wagshul, does not merely translate the original material, he clearly explains it in friendly, articulate English for scholar and layman alike.